Adaptation pathways to climate change through management and restoration of estuarine ecosystems

Home | Specialization Courses | University Microcredential Certificate in Estuarine Ecosystems

  • Dates: 01/06/2026 – 31/07/2026
  • Hours of study: 8 ECTS
  • Price: 300€
  • Scholarships Enrolment: 9 scholarships of 300€ (Apply for Banco Santander scholarship) (Applying for the scholarship does not exempt from the pre-enrolment process)
  • Application deadline: 20/05/2026
  • Language: English (subtitles in English, Spanish, German and Portuguese). 
  • Modality: Virtual Asynchronous (T) – Synchronous (Pr)
  • Key dates:
    • Pre-registration: until 22/05/2026
    • Admission: 10/04/2026 – 26/05/2026
    • Registration: 14/04/2026 – 29/05/2026
  • Requirements: Internet 
  • Evaluation system: Online + Final Programme Project (TFP)
  • Type of certificate: Microcredential certified by the University of Cantabria

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The learning pathway ‘Adaptation to Climate Change through the management and restoration of estuarine ecosystems’, is composed of three MOOCs that address information on:

  • Climate Change related services provided by estuaries and estuarine ecosystems, and quantification tools to assess them.
  • Risk associated with climate change in coastal areas and estuarine-based adaptation strategies.
  • Financial tools to support estuary restoration and conservation projects as adaptation measures to combat the consequences of climate change.

This course is intended for professionals, graduates and postgraduates interested in deepening their knowledge of the role of estuarine ecosystems as an adaptation measure in the context of climate change. As well as students coming from Biology, Environmental Sciences, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Economics, Marine Sciences, Geography, Meteorology, Physics, Renewable Energies, etc.

Wild cliffs and ocean in Llanes village, northern coast of Spain
Climate change services provided by estuaries and estuarine ecosystems and quantification tools
This MOOC introduces students to the basic concepts related to estuarine ecosystems: what is an estuary, what are its main components and its relationship with climate change; making…
Wild cliffs and ocean in Llanes village, northern coast of Spain
Climate change risk in coastal areas and estuarine-based adaptation strategies
This MOOC introduces students to the basic concepts related to risk and climate change in the coastal environment, as well as to the different systems for risk assessment in the face of climate change.
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Financial tools to support estuaries restoration and conservation projects
This MOOC provides a broad overview of the different methods of studying marine ecosystems, but focuses mainly on coastal areas. The main objective of the course is to…
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Final Programme Project
Students completing all three MOOCs must pass a ‘global test’, based on a set of 100 predefined questions, before beginning the development of their Final Programme Project (TFP).

Creative Commons education materials created by the LIFE ADAPTA BLUES project (LIFE18 CCA/ES/001160, ‘Adaptation to climate change through management and restoration of European estuarine ecosystems’), coordinated by the Environmental Hydraulic Institute of the University of Cantabria (IHCantabria-UC).